Start Date: 9/11/2020 6:00 AM EDT
End Date: 2/11/2022 12:00 AM EST
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ASNC
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An Introduction to the Role of Nuclear Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease
Program Introduction
Michelle Williams, MD, BSCI/BSCCT Secretary
Randall Thompson, MD, FASNC, ASNC President-elect
Role of nuclear imaging in the UK guidelines for coronary artery disease - Jim Stirrup, MD
Learning Outcomes
- Describe UK guidelines for coronary artery disease
- Understand differences/similarities between European and other guidelines
- Describe indications for nuclear imaging in coronary artery disease.
SPECT in coronary artery disease - Michelle Williams, MD
Learning outcomes
- Describe how SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging is performed Interpret normal and abnormal SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
- Understand common artefacts in SPECT imaging
Identifying high risk features in CAD - Randall Thompson, MD, FASNC
Learning outcomes
- At the conclusion of the program, the participant will have a greater understanding and recognition of important prognostic features on nuclear cardiology diagnostic studies.
Discussion/Questions
Program Faculty
Jim Stirrup, MD
Cardiology Consultant, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, UK
BSCI/BSCCT Treasurer
Randall Thompson, MD, FASNC
Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.
President-elect, ASNC
Michelle Williams, MD
Senior Clinical Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
BSCI/BSCCT Secretary